Driving Lessons in Brixton
While Brixton has just 2 driving schools, both maintain perfect 5-star ratings and charge £42 per hour, with automatic lessons and intensive courses available from both. The area compensates with 40 independent driving instructors, including 4 female driving instructors. Test centres in the surrounding London areas present mixed results, with Sidcup offering the highest pass rate at 59% versus more challenging centres like Wood Green at 46.8%.
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Driving schools and instructors in Brixton
The London Driving School
High pass rates with flexible payment options, including 0% interest monthly instalments. £42 per hour or £400 for a 10-hour block, with a 20-hour semi-intensive package at £760. Pick-up and drop-off at your preferred location, and you can use your own car if you prefer.
Emanuals Driving School
£42/hour or 10 hours for £390, with a current offer of 5 lessons for £120. Intensive courses range from £410 for a single day up to £1,600 for the 5-day guaranteed pass scheme, which includes free retraining on test day if needed. An established independent school with a strong reputation for first-time pass rates and personalised tuition designed around individual learner needs.
Block booking
Best block deals in Brixton
Pay for a block of lessons upfront and the hourly rate drops. The best block here saves you £30.
Intensive courses in Brixton
Want to pass fast?
2 Brixton schools run intensive courses, compressing months of training into days or weeks.
Brixton Test Centres and Pass Rates
The two centres serving Brixton saw 16,581 tests with an encouraging 51.0% pass rate from 2024 to 2025. Hither Green edges ahead at 53.1% compared to Mitcham's 48.9%, both dealing with South London's mix of busy A-roads and residential streets around Streatham and Tulse Hill. Women achieved pass rates of 47.1% to 49.2%, while men reached 50.3% to 56.3%. Routes here involve navigating the South Circular's heavy traffic and some tricky parking scenarios in Victorian terraced streets, with automatic learners seeing 47.8% to 51.8% success rates.
ZHither Green (London)
2,756 tests taken| Test Centre | Female | Male | Automatic | Overall | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZHither Green (London) | 49.2% | 56.3% | 51.8% | 53.1% | 2,756 |